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Nearly 30% of anesthesiologists are projected to leave practice by 2033, creating a workforce shortage hospitals can’t ignore. How can hospital-based groups can turn the reality into real negotiating leverage — before the window closes.

Hospitals talk about “alignment,” but when leadership changes or incentives shift, the relationship often looks very different.

Mark F. Weiss sat down to chat with Justin Harvey, ChFC, CFP, a well-known financial planner whose practice focuses heavily on working with anesthesiologists and pain management physicians, about preserving wealth, not just accumulating it. The talk centered on the importance of having hard money conversations to keep your family together. Get in touch with Justin Harvey: https://www.linkedin.com/...

Four surgeons practicing together, ophthalmologists, for example, plan to build their own ASC. It goes without saying that they would think that distributions from their ASC must be in proportion to ownership interests. But that’s not necessarily true.

When a hospital system terminates a 35‑year relationship with its ER group, it tells you far more about leadership than about performance.

Does banning physician-owned hospitals worsen shortages? Explore how ownership limits affect hospital-based coverage and alignment models.

Time and again, physician group leaders, smart, experienced, and otherwise hard-nosed, regularly fall prey to a simple proposition when dealing with hospitals: “You can trust us.”

When distraction in patient care leads to criminal charges, medical groups face serious risk. Learn how distracted doctoring exposes physicians and groups alike.

Five ophthalmology practices agreed to pay nearly $6M over alleged kickbacks and unnecessary testing. Learn the FCA risks every physician group must understand.

USPS postmark delays can make timely contract notices look late. Learn why this matters to protect deadlines and reduce legal risk.

Hospitals can’t be reformed. Committees create the illusion of influence, not authority. The real solution? Exit—and build independence.

Now that they’ve been sentenced to prison, I can reveal the fate of the healthcare power couple, Alexandra Gehrke and her husband, Jeffrey King, whose wound care graft graft put close to $615,000,000 in their pockets, albeit temporarily.

Mark Weiss and Jason Almiro (Quantum Health Advisors) sit down for a candid conversation on the major changes in Medicare’s 2026 Physician Fee Schedule—what’s new, what’s gone, and what entrepreneurial physicians need to know now.

Are hospitals becoming modern company towns for physicians? Explore the parallels, risks, and emerging alternatives for independence.

When you’re negotiating for any agreement, any deal, especially one that is creating an ongoing relationship, which is the hot molten center of services agreements such as exclusive contracts, you not only want to, but you need to, play to human cognitive biases in establishing that relationship.

Few doubt that things need fixing in healthcare. But many, from DIYer docs to industry leaders, suffer from being inside an echo chamber.

Some laws derive from morality and others are purely the result of politicking and protectionism.

Medical groups don’t usually collapse because their revenue dropped 3% last quarter. They collapse because someone, usually someone important, disappears, and no one bothered to think about what happens next.

In healthcare deals, one bad partner—or one bad flip—can end the game.

Is your medical group’s bank just holding your money—or helping you grow? Strategic banking relationships can unlock leverage, improve deal flow, and strengthen your group’s financial position.

The No Surprises Act wasn’t about patients. The fine print told a different tale: it was an insurer-protection law.

The law isn’t physics—it’s power, people, and positioning. For physicians and medical groups, the best legal outcomes start with smart planning.

Contracts in healthcare are built like block towers—each deal-point matters. Remove the wrong one, and the entire structure may collapse.

Dogs wag their tails. Humans do too—just not the same way. In negotiations, your counterpart is sending signals you might be missing. Learn how to spot the “tail tells,” control your own, and use them to your advantage.

Most healthcare negotiations fail before they begin—because leaders don’t prepare. Learn how physician groups can approach contract talks like elite athletes: with strategy, rehearsal, and a winning mindset.